Beneath her statue in its niche
(Let busy skeptics gaze and glower!)
Engather flowers fresh and sweet,
Proclaim this Mary's hour...
Poppies for her mother-heart,
Wounded past the mind's belief,
Lilies for her purity,
Lilacs for her grief.
For this the fairest blooms were plucked
And placed below her image there,
To offer beauty as a gift,
And fragrance as a prayer.
Image source: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Mill Valley
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